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The 2015 Iron Butt Rally is Underway 2

The 2015 Iron Butt Rally is Underway

The Iron Butt Rally – 11 Days – 11,000 Miles  That’s what the logo says. Eighty+ riders steamed out of Rally HQ in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Monday June 29 on a 11-day quest to...

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2009 IBR: Day 7 – Catfish Results from Checkpoint 2

Is second place always first loser? Let me start by saying I don’t generally subscribe to the If you had fun you won mentality. I am totally down with being competitive. But the deeper I get in to reading what these competitors in the IBR go through; my point of view here may be altered a little. Results from Checkpoint 2…

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2009 IBR: The Plot Thickens Leaving St. Charles, Illinois

On August 27 the leg 2 bonus listing was distributed to the riders dark and early at 4am. This 3 1/2 day leg puts riders to the task of accumulating 27,000 points to be considered a finisher. After the riders meeting, everyone was clear for takeoff. Unfortunately, for Catfish, he did not get an early start.

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2009 IBR: Destination Rally Headquarters

Catfish has left the building. This morning our man Catfish left the Isle of Long in the dark hours of the morning heading for Spartanburg, South Carolina. He carries with him a pocket full of his friends well wishes and excitement as he is about to embark on this crazy journey that is the 2009 Iron Butt Rally.

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Iron Butt 2009 – Watching the Journey Unfold

Why in the world would anyone want to ride around the country nearly non-stop for 11 days on a motorcycle? Countless hours spent riding through blistering heat, rain, the dark of night and the tedium of solitary confinement inside of your own helmet. It sounds, great doesn